“They want me to be Shaq but this league is different. You can't elbow people”-Joel Embiid

[Redguard]

THIS CLOWN HAS A LOT OF GALL.

HIS POST GAME IS TRASH
WHEN HE CANT BULLY SMALLER
GUYS.

I SEEN THIS DUDE
MISS SO MANY SIMPLE HOOK SHOTS.
HE TAKES SO MANY 8 FT FADE AWAYS.
DOESNT KNOW HOW
TO PASS OUT OF THE DOUBLE
AND REESTABLISH POSITION.

HE REALLY NEEDS TO WORK
WITH SHAQ OR HAKEEM.

JOKIC HAS A WAY BETTER POST
GAME THAN JOEL.

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He also seems to have issues passing out of double teams.

Not that it really matters because Philly has no shooters.

 

[CHICAGO]

He also seems to have issues passing out of double teams.

Not that it really matters because Philly has no shooters.

HE PISSED ME OFF SO BAD THE OTHER DAY WHEN BOSTON SENT 3 GUYS
AT HIM AND HE PASSED
TO THE THE ONLY DUDE WHO
WASNT OPEN LEADING
TO A STEAL.

HORFORD WAS LITERALLY 4 FEET AWAY
OPEN UNDER THE RIM
AND HE TRIES TO THROW IT CROSS COURT.

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[Absolut da poet ®]

He also seems to have issues passing out of double teams.

Not that it really matters because Philly has no shooters.

He doesn't know what to do with the ball

He sits waits holding the ball until the double arrives and it's a turn over

If he went quick most times it's a better possession

 

[ISO]

Shaq, his soft goofy ass can't even be Corliss Williamson.

I don't ever remember seeing a Center in the post looking for the refs to bail him out every time he gets the ball.

Boston has no big man, none what so ever. You telling me you can't put up 30 a game on Theis, lol.

He’s averaging 30/13 and that’s with the discombobulated mess that is the 76ers.

Bigs just can’t dominate like that in today’s game relying on someone to get them the ball. Shaq needed Kobe and D-Wade. The 76ers are just not the better team especially with Simmons out. The result is not surprising. Embiid really needs to lose weight and get his conditioning in check though.

 

[Draje]

HE PISSED ME OFF SO BAD THE OTHER DAY WHEN BOSTON SENT 3 GUYS
AT HIM AND HE PASSED
TO THE THE ONLY DUDE WHO
WASNT OPEN LEADING
TO A STEAL.

HORFORD WAS LITERALLY 4 FEET AWAY
OPEN UNDER THE RIM
AND HE TRIES TO THROW IT CROSS COURT.

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Embiid definitely passes like a cat who picked up the game late.

I’m starting to think the ability for big men to pass and create offense is the most underrated part of a championship quality big.

 

[ISO]

This is such bullshyt!!

the league goes in cycles, a big man has to adjust!

You couldn’t be physical in the post in the 60s either but that didn’t stop Wilt (and early years Kareem) from getting his in the post!!

Not really a good example if Wilt played today he’d be one of the most critiqued/hated players.

 

[CHICAGO]

Embiid definitely passes like a cat who picked up the game late.

I’m starting to think the ability for big men to pass and create offense is the most underrated part of a championship quality big.

SHAQ & HAKEEM WERE GREAT PASSERS.
JOKIC IS A GREAT PASSER.

EMBIID GETS THE BALL
SEES THE DOUBLE COMING
AND PUTS THE BALL ON
THE FLOOR ANYWAY.

ATLEAST FAKE A PASS
TO THE PERIMETER
BEFORE MAKING YOUR MOVE.

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[Draje]

SHAQ & HAKEEM WERE GREAT PASSERS.
JOKIC IS A GREAT PASSER.


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Duncan and Gasol (Both of them) too. Even the 2nd or 3rd option “bigs” tend to have playmaking skills or high IQ (Bosh, Draymond, Durant, etc).

 

[SadimirPutin]

I wondered who was gonna say it

 

[CHICAGO]

Duncan and Gasol (Both of them) too. Even the 2nd or 3rd option “bigs” tend to have playmaking skills or high IQ (Bosh, Draymond, Durant, etc).

JO NEEDS TO LEARN
HOW TO ACCEPT THE DBL TEAM
BEFORE EVER PUTTING THE BALL ON
THE FLOOR.

AT THAT POINT HE HAS OPTIONS
TO HIT A SHOOTER,
HIT A CUTTER, OR FAKE A PASS.

DUDE SEES THE HELP SITTING IN HIS LAP AND DRIBBLES RIGHT INTO IT
EVERYTIME.

HIS MENTALITY
IS TO GET HIS SHOT UP
NO MATTER WHAT INSTEAD
OF MAKING TEAMMATES BETTER.

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[eXodus]

Not really a good example if Wilt played today he’d be one of the most critiqued/hated players.

If Wilt played today and used his size, skill, athleticism, passing, fade-away and finger roll shot, he’d average 30 and 15 while leading the league in blocks or something similar

only flaw would be his foul shooting.

He may be still criticised depending on if he won or not but that’s not the point. My point is the game can be played SUCCESSFULLY, in the post regardless of officiating. That’s not a good excuse by JoJo. Wilt got his in a much more tightly officiated era for offensive players.

Stop making excuses about what Shaq could do in his time and play the game with a winning attitude while constantly improving on your game, you have the tools to be dominant. He mentally quit this series and can be much more of a force than he is

 

[Draje]

JO NEEDS TO LEARN
HOW TO ACCEPT THE DBL TEAM
BEFORE EVER PUTTING THE BALL ON
THE FLOOR.

AT THAT POINT HE HAS OPTIONS
TO HIT A SHOOTER,
HIT A CUTTER, OR FAKE A PASS.

DUDE SEES THE HELP SITTING IN HIS LAP AND DRIBBLES RIGHT INTO IT
EVERYTIME.

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It took Hakeem a couple of seasons before he really got it too. Shaq was a pretty good passer outta the gate but he was just too used to being able to dominate physically until Phil got a hold of him.

But Embiid struggles way too much against length and activity as a passer. I think he’s still two seasons away before he can read defenses good enough to be a consistent playmaker out the post.

 

[MJ Truth]

Shaq used to get up and down the floor and was a terror on defense

No he wasn't.

 

[Conan]

No he wasn't.

Seconded.

 

[ISO]

If Wilt played today and used his size, skill, athleticism, passing, fade-away and finger roll shot, he’d average 30 and 15 while leading the league in blocks or something similar

only flaw would be his foul shooting.

He may be still criticised depending on if he won or not but that’s not the point. My point is the game can be played SUCCESSFULLY, in the post regardless of officiating. That’s not a good excuse by JoJo. Wilt got his in a much more tightly officiated era for offensive players.

Stop making excuses about what Shaq could do in his time and play the game with a winning attitude while constantly improving on your game, you have the tools to be dominant. He mentally quit this series and can be much more of a force than he is

Shaq got swept mad times. Stop romanticizing past players.

Embiid is not in a good team situation and is an underdog in this series I don’t know what y’all expect.